Aker Solutions secured a front-end engineering and design contract from Nexen Petroleum UK for a second phase development of the UK’s highest producing oil field. The study on the Buzzard field development includes the design of the subsea manifolds and pipelines…
Wood Group secured a new, five-year contract with Inpex Operations Australia (Inpex Australia) to provide subsea engineering services for the integrity of the Ichthys LNG Project, offshore Western Australia. Image from Inpex…
Phase 1 of the massive Johan Sverdrup project offshore Norway is now close to 60% complete, ahead of schedule and even further under the original estimated budget, says partners Aker BP and Lundin. In statements released this morning…
Aker Solutions secured a framework agreement from Shell to provide brownfield modifications services and maintenance support for the Nyhamna and Draugen facilities in Norway. The agreement has a fixed period of four years and may be extended by up to seven years…
SBM Offshore revealed that it has inked a deal for its Fast4Ward standardization program, signing a contract in June for the first newbuild hull with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. (CSTC) and the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) shipyard…
Repsol Norge has awarded Archer Ltd. a four-year contract for plugging and abandonment (P&A) operations at the company’s Gyda platform in the Southern North Sea. Gyda. Image from Repsol. The scope of work includes P&A of the wells…
Sometimes seen as the weak link in the system, subsea connectors have come a long way. With new challenges, larger throughput requirements, new materials and methods this is an ever-evolving technology, says Hydro Group Systems’ Bill Mildon…
Offshore engineering firm Aquaterra Energy has secured a multi-million pound investment from EV Private Equity as the company gears up for service expansion and new technology launches. The deal is the first to be agreed following EV’s…
All three of Maersk Oil's Culzean high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) development jackets have been installed in the UK North Sea. Maersk says they were installed on time and on budget, about 145mi east of Aberdeen and is estimated to produce between 60…
WorleyParsons has been awarded the project management and front end engineering and design (FEED) services for the offshore oil and gas facilities portion and the onshore upstream and downstream pipelines portion of Saudi Aramco’s Marjan oil field development program…
CNR's Murchison platform removal in the UK North Sea has been completed, according to Heerema Marine Contractors, part of the Heerema - AF (HAF) Offshore Decom Consortium. Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) and AF Offshore Decom (jointly called HAF Decom) for the full engineering…
Statoil has awarded Apply Leirvik a US$48 million (NOK 400 million) contract for the delivery of the living quarters module for the Peregrino II Platform in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. Illustration of Peregrino II…
Italian contractor Saipem has been awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco for engineering, procurement, construction, installation activities and trunklines and installation works in Saudi Arabia, under a long-term agreement running from 2015 until 2021…
Composite for coiled tubing has been tried before, but the industry wasn’t ready yet. Norway’s Prototech is taking another look. New software optimizes composite pipe based on typical CT loading conditions…
Husky Energy has moved forward with its White Rose project offshore eastern Canada by awarding a multi-million dollar engineering contract to the UK's Wood Group. Wood Group will complete detailed engineering for the White Rose topsides…